Judy Geeson
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Judith Amanda "Judy" Geeson (born 10 September 1948) is an English actor.
, Sussex, England on 10 September 1948. She came from a middle class family; her father edited the National Coal Board
magazine. Her sister, Sally Geeson
, is also an actress and is known for her roles in British television situation comedies in the 1970s. Geeson attended Corona Stage Academy
, making her stage debut in 1957.
in 1967 alongside Sidney Poitier
and popular singer Lulu
. In the same year, she appeared in Berserk!
. She became well-known as a result of a regular role in the BBC
early-evening soap opera, The Newcomers
. She also had a major role in the popular 1970s costume drama Poldark
as Caroline Penvenen Enys.
Her other notable films include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), Prudence and the Pill
, 10 Rillington Place, Doomwatch and Brannigan
. In the TV series Danger UXB
, she played the female lead, Susan Mount, opposite Anthony Andrews
and had the lead role of Fulvia in Sci-Fi series Star Maidens
.
In 1984, Geeson left London for Los Angeles where she decided to stay. Among other roles she appeared regularly on hit US sitcom Mad About You
as the neighbour from Hell, Maggie Conway. She also played the role of Sandrine in the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Twisted" and "The Cloud".
Having always had an interest in antiques, for ten years she ran her own antique store, Blanche & Co, on West 3rd Street in Beverly Hills
, in addition accepting occasional acting roles. The store closed in December, 2009.
After appearing in a number of horror films throughout the 70s and 80s, including "Inseminoid
", "It Happened at Nightmare Inn", and "Dominique
", Geeson has returned to the horror genre for 2012s "The Lords of Salem
" directed by Rob Zombie. The film also marks her return to the screen following a nine-year absence.
from 1985 until 1989.
Early life
Geeson was born in ArundelArundel
Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...
, Sussex, England on 10 September 1948. She came from a middle class family; her father edited the National Coal Board
National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
magazine. Her sister, Sally Geeson
Sally Geeson
Sally Louise Geeson is a British actress with a career mostly on television in the 1970s. Her most famous role was as Sid James' daughter, Sally, in Bless This House. The series was one of the first in colour in the UK; indeed the first seven episodes of Series One were in black and white...
, is also an actress and is known for her roles in British television situation comedies in the 1970s. Geeson attended Corona Stage Academy
Corona Stage Academy
Corona Stage Academy also known as The Corona Stage School was a successful British drama school founded by Miss Rona Knight in the mid 1940's. The school started in Chiswick before later moving to 16 Ravenscourt Avenue, Hammersmith in 1955...
, making her stage debut in 1957.
Career
Her first major film appearance was as wayward teenager Pamela Dare in To Sir, with LoveTo Sir, with Love
To Sir, With Love is a 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. James Clavell both directed and wrote the film's screenplay, based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by E. R. Braithwaite.The film's title song...
in 1967 alongside Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field...
and popular singer Lulu
Lulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
. In the same year, she appeared in Berserk!
Berserk!
Berserk! is a 1967 British Technicolor thriller film starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, and Judy Geeson in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a circus plagued with murders. The screenplay was written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel, and the film directed by Jim O'Connolly...
. She became well-known as a result of a regular role in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
early-evening soap opera, The Newcomers
The Newcomers (TV series)
The Newcomers was a late 1960s BBC soap opera which dealt with the subject of a London family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. It was broadcast in bi-weekly half hour episodes from 5 October 1965 until 28 November 1969...
. She also had a major role in the popular 1970s costume drama Poldark
Poldark
Poldark is a BBC television series based on the novels written by Winston Graham which was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977.-Outline:...
as Caroline Penvenen Enys.
Her other notable films include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill is a 1968 British comedy film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Fielder Cook and Ronald Neame and produced by Kenneth Harper and Ronald J. Kahn from a screenplay by Hugh Mills, based on his own novel...
, 10 Rillington Place, Doomwatch and Brannigan
Brannigan (film)
Brannigan is a British action film set principally in London, directed by Douglas Hickox, and starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough...
. In the TV series Danger UXB
Danger UXB
Danger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, a new direct commission officer in World War II....
, she played the female lead, Susan Mount, opposite Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
-Life and career:Andrews was born in London, the son of Geraldine Agnes , a dancer, and Stanley Thomas Andrews, a musical arranger and musical conductor. He grew up in the North Finchley district of London...
and had the lead role of Fulvia in Sci-Fi series Star Maidens
Star Maidens
Star Maidens is a British science-fiction television series made by Portman Productions for the ITV Network. Produced in 1975, and first screened in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor, Bracknell and Black Park...
.
In 1984, Geeson left London for Los Angeles where she decided to stay. Among other roles she appeared regularly on hit US sitcom Mad About You
Mad About You
Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist...
as the neighbour from Hell, Maggie Conway. She also played the role of Sandrine in the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Twisted" and "The Cloud".
Having always had an interest in antiques, for ten years she ran her own antique store, Blanche & Co, on West 3rd Street in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
, in addition accepting occasional acting roles. The store closed in December, 2009.
After appearing in a number of horror films throughout the 70s and 80s, including "Inseminoid
Inseminoid
Inseminoid is a British film of science fiction and horror released in 1981. Norman J. Warren's eighth motion picture, the plot of Inseminoid concerns a group of future scientists excavating the ruins of an ancient civilisation on a distant planet...
", "It Happened at Nightmare Inn", and "Dominique
Dominique
"Dominique" is a popular song in French by Sœur Sourire , of Belgium, also known as The Singing Nun. It is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member . The English version of the song was written by Noël Regney...
", Geeson has returned to the horror genre for 2012s "The Lords of Salem
The Lords of Salem
"The Lords of Salem" is a song on Rob Zombie's third solo album, Educated Horses, from 2006. It can also be found on Zombie's greatest hits album, The Best of Rob Zombie, Zombie Live , and the soundtrack for The Covenant....
" directed by Rob Zombie. The film also marks her return to the screen following a nine-year absence.
Personal life
In the 1970s she lived with the set designer Sean Kenny, until his death in 1973. She was then linked with actor Barry Evans, who starred with her previously in Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. She was married to the actor Kristoffer TaboriKristoffer Tabori
Kristoffer Tabori is an American actor and television director.-Early life:Tabori was born in Malibu, California, the son of director Don Siegel and Swedish-American actress Viveca Lindfors. He appeared in one of his mother's films, Weddings and Babies, as a young boy...
from 1985 until 1989.
Filmography
- Wings of Mystery (1963) – as Jane
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967) – as Mary Gloucester
- To Sir, with LoveTo Sir, with LoveTo Sir, With Love is a 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. James Clavell both directed and wrote the film's screenplay, based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by E. R. Braithwaite.The film's title song...
(1967) – as Pamela Dare - Berserk!Berserk!Berserk! is a 1967 British Technicolor thriller film starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, and Judy Geeson in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a circus plagued with murders. The screenplay was written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel, and the film directed by Jim O'Connolly...
(1968) – as Angela Rivers - Prudence and the PillPrudence and the PillPrudence and the Pill is a 1968 British comedy film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Fielder Cook and Ronald Neame and produced by Kenneth Harper and Ronald J. Kahn from a screenplay by Hugh Mills, based on his own novel...
(1968) – as Geraldine Hardcastle - Hammerhead (1968) – as Sue Trenton
- Three Into Two Won't GoThree Into Two Won't GoThree Into Two Won't Go is a British drama film directed by Peter Hall, and starring Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom. The film was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Rod Steiger - Steve Howard...
(1969) – as Ella Patterson - Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) – as Jane
- The Executioner (1970) – as Polly Bendel
- Goodbye Gemini (1970) – as Jacki
- One of Those Things (1970) - Danish film (dir. Eric Balling)
- 10 Rillington Place (1970) – as Beryl Evans
- Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) – as Jody Kenyon
- Hændeligt uheld (1971) – as Susanne Strauss
- DoomwatchDoomwatch (film)Doomwatch is a 1972 science fiction/thriller film directed by Peter Sasdy. The film is based on the BBC series Doomwatch...
(1972) – as Victoria Brown - Fear in the NightFear in the Night (1972 film)Fear in the Night is a 1972 British psychological horror film directed by Jimmy Sangster and starring Judy Geeson, Joan Collins and Peter Cushing. A young woman goes to take up a new position working in a boy's boarding school. She soon begins to believe she is losing her mind when a one armed man...
(1972) – as Peggy Heller - Vela para el diablo, Una (1973) – as Laura Barkley
- Percy's ProgressPercy's ProgressPercy's Progress is a 1974 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas. It was written by Sid Colin, Harry H. Corbett and Ian Le Frenais. It was released in the United States under the title It's Not the Size That Counts...
(1974) – as Dr. Fairweather - The Skin Game (1974) (TV)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1975) – as Helen
- Night Is the Time for Killing (1975) (TV) – as Helen Marlow
- BranniganBrannigan (film)Brannigan is a British action film set principally in London, directed by Douglas Hickox, and starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough...
(1975) – as Det. Sgt. Jennifer Thatcher - Adventures of a Taxi DriverAdventures of a Taxi DriverAdventures of a Taxi Driver is a 1976 British sex comedy film starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There were two sequels, Adventures of a Private Eye and Adventures of a Plumber's Mate.-Cast:* Barry Evans as Joe North...
(1976) – as Nikki - Short Ends (1976) – as Claudine
- Carry On EnglandCarry On EnglandCarry On England is the 28th Carry On film. It was released in 1976 and featured Carry On regulars Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth. It was second and final Carry On film for Windsor Davies, Diane Langton, and Peter Jones, while Patrick Mower, Judy Geeson and Melvyn...
(1976) – as Sergeant Tilly Willing - The Eagle Has LandedThe Eagle Has LandedThe Eagle Has Landed is a book by Jack Higgins set during World War II. It first published in 1975. It was made into a film of the same name in 1976 starring Michael Caine...
(1976) – as Pamela - DominiqueDominique"Dominique" is a popular song in French by Sœur Sourire , of Belgium, also known as The Singing Nun. It is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member . The English version of the song was written by Noël Regney...
(1978) – as Marjorie Craven - Towards the Morning (1980)
- InseminoidInseminoidInseminoid is a British film of science fiction and horror released in 1981. Norman J. Warren's eighth motion picture, the plot of Inseminoid concerns a group of future scientists excavating the ruins of an ancient civilisation on a distant planet...
(1981) – as Sandy - The Plague DogsThe Plague DogsThe Plague Dogs is the third novel by Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, about two dogs who escape an animal testing facility and are subsequently pursued by both the government and the media...
(1982) (voice) – as Pekingese - The Price of LifeThe Price of Life-External links:* at Filmski-Programi.hr...
(1987) – as Anthea - The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick (1988) (TV) – as Babs
- Young Goodman BrownYoung Goodman Brown"Young Goodman Brown" is a short story by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story takes place in 17th century Puritan New England, a common setting for Hawthorne's works, and addresses the Calvinist/Puritan belief that humanity exists in a state of depravity, exempting those who are born in...
(1993) – as Bridget Bishop - To Sir, with Love IITo Sir, with Love IITo Sir, with Love II is an American television movie, a sequel to the 1967 British film, To Sir, with Love.Like its first part, it deals with social issues in an inner city school.-Plot summary:...
(1996) (TV) – as Pamela Dare - The DukeThe Duke (film)The Duke is a 1999 film. Its plot cocerns a dog, Hubert, inheriting an English country mansion.-Plot:When the kind hearted duke of the manor dies, he leaves his estate to his Black and Tan Coonhound, Hubert, with Charlotte the Butler's niece as his guardian...
(1999) – as Lady Fautblossom - Everything Put TogetherEverything Put TogetherEverything Put Together is a 2000 film directed by Marc Forster starring Radha Mitchell and Megan Mullally....
(2000) – as Angie's Mother - Spanish Fly (2003) – as Miss England
Television
- Malatesta (1964) (TV) – as Vanella
- The NewcomersThe Newcomers (TV series)The Newcomers was a late 1960s BBC soap opera which dealt with the subject of a London family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. It was broadcast in bi-weekly half hour episodes from 5 October 1965 until 28 November 1969...
(1965) - Danger ManDanger ManDanger Man is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the program and wrote many of the scripts...
(1965) - Man in a SuitcaseMan in a SuitcaseMan in a Suitcase is a 1967 television series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.-Origins and overview:Man in a Suitcase was effectively a replacement for Danger Man, whose production had been curtailed when its star Patrick McGoohan had decided to create his own series, The Prisoner...
(1966) – as Sue Mandel - Lady Windermere's FanLady Windermere's FanLady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893...
(1972) (TV) – as Lady Windermere - A Room with a ViewA Room with a View (film)A Room with a View is a 1985 British drama film directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant. The film is a close adaptation of E. M...
(1973) (TV) – as Lucy Honeychurch - Space: 1999Space: 1999Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
(1975) – as Regina Kesslann - PoldarkPoldarkPoldark is a BBC television series based on the novels written by Winston Graham which was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977.-Outline:...
(1975–77) – as Caroline Enys (née Penvenen) - Star MaidensStar MaidensStar Maidens is a British science-fiction television series made by Portman Productions for the ITV Network. Produced in 1975, and first screened in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor, Bracknell and Black Park...
(1976) TV Series – as Fulvia - Return of the SaintReturn of the SaintReturn of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States...
(1978) - Danger UXBDanger UXBDanger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, a new direct commission officer in World War II....
(1979) – as Susan Mount - Breakaway (1980) – as Becky Royce (Season 2)
- Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(1985, 1986) - The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
(1986) - Hotel (1986)
- MacGyverMacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
(1988, 1989) - Mad About YouMad About YouMad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist...
(1992–1999) - Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
(1995) - Houdini (1998) – as Lady Doyle
- News RadioNewsRadioNewsRadio is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1995 to 1999. The series was created by executive producer Paul Simms, and was filmed in front of a studio audience at CBS Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios...
(1998) - Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (2000) (voice) – as Alien
- Touched by an AngelTouched by an AngelTouched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...
(2000) - CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
(2000) - Gilmore GirlsGilmore GirlsGilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
(2001, 2002)
External links
- Judy Geeson at HorrorStars